Harlesden
Middle areaSouth east Brent. 14,102 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Harlesden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Harlesden
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harlesden at a rate of 203.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.9 per 1,000 people across Brent.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 739 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 705 |
| Other crime | 450 |
| Shoplifting | 220 |
| Drug offences | 181 |
| Vehicle crime | 174 |
| Theft from the person | 112 |
| Robbery | 108 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 97 |
| Burglary | 80 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Harlesden compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Harlesden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harlesden at a rate of 203.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.9 per 1,000 people across Brent.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 187 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harlesden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (739), violence and sexual offences (705) and other crime (450).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Brent
These figures are published for the whole of Brent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brent and not Harlesden alone. See Brent
Harlesden in brief
The median price paid for a home in Harlesden was £499,740 in 2025.
Harlesden had 13,578 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Harlesden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Harlesden, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.